Congressman Bennie Thompson to Attend Home Dedication in Marcus Bottom

Media Event: 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017

May 05, 2017 05:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time

VICKSBURG, Miss.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-2) will join local dignitaries,
the City of Vicksburg and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB
Dallas) at a home dedication ceremony in the Marcus Bottom neighborhood
of Vicksburg, Mississippi, at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10 at 1320
Bowmar Avenue in Vicksburg, Mississippi. BancorpSouth Bank
and FHLB Dallas awarded $180,000 in Affordable Housing Program (AHP)
funds to the City of Vicksburg for the repair and rehabilitation of
25 homes in the Marcus Bottom neighborhood. The media is encouraged to
attend.

“Thanks to the partnership between public and private
entities, 25 families will live more comfortably.”

AHP grants are available annually through FHLB Dallas member
institutions such as BancorpSouth Bank to assist in the development of
affordable owner-occupied and rental housing for very low- to
moderate-income households located across FHLB Dallas’ five-state
District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. In
2016, FHLB Dallas awarded $7.8 million in AHP grants to 27 projects that
will result in 1,499 new or renovated housing units.

State Representative Oscar Denton, representing Mississippi’s 55th
district, praised Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, his board, BancorpSouth
Bank and FHLB Dallas for their work in the affordable housing sector.

“There is a great need for safe, decent and affordable housing in this
area,” he said. “Thanks to the partnership between public and private
entities, 25 families will live more comfortably.”

The home dedication will be followed by a trolley tour of neighborhood
homes assisted by the AHP grant.

WHAT:

Home Dedication

WHEN:

10:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017

WHO:

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, U.S. Representative,
MS-District 2

The Honorable Oscar Denton, Mississippi State
Representative, District 55